3. The web

      I have chosen to do my visual critique of a website on the behavior tool, Class Dojo. Last week we learned a little bit about this tool, and how it can be affective in the classroom. I think this is a great tool to keep behavior problems to a minimum in younger grades, or schools with behavior problems. On the site, each student is assigned an avatar, and they see that avatar either go up or down in "behavior points". The teacher has the power to give the students awards for paying attention, staying on task, and so on. This is a great tool to show parents how their child is doing in class. https://www.classdojo.com/
      With my first graders, I would have them use the internet as a tool for learning. They would use search engines to help them finish assingments and answer questions. I would teach them to search on reliable sources such as .edu or .gov sources for research. I would teach my students how to be respectful on the web, in regards to digital citizenship. They would learn how to responsibly contribute to the digital community in a way that also benefits them.
      Surprisingly, I learned a great deal from the newsletter assignment. Mostly just basic tools on Word, I had no idea how to use before that assignemt. One tool I relaly liked that we covered was the Mailing list wizard. It made it so easy to create the same newsketter for everyone involved in my class address list. Another thing I learned that I think will be very helpful is how to allign the clip art so you are able to move it wherever neccessary on the page. Most elements I learned were just little shortcuts that I had never taken the time to figure out before. Overall, I think this assignement was a great introduction into newsletter making for my elementary future!